Taq-e Gara or some times Taq-e Shirin is a stone structure in

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which belongs to the

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. It is built in the Patagh Pass in the heights known as the Gate of Zagros in

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. This structure is located on the way from

Kermanshah Kermanshah is a city in the Central District (Kermanshah County), Central District of Kermanshah province, Kermanshah province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district. The city is from Tehran in the western pa ...

Sarpol-e Zahab Sarpol-e Zahab () is a city in the Central District of Sarpol-e Zahab County, Kermanshah province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. The town is close to Qasr-e Shirin and the Iraqi border. Demographics Langu ...

, on the 15th kilometer from

; beside an ancient paving which connects the

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. Due to changes of the path, now it is located below the road slope.

Design and construction

There are conflicting views as to the time of its construction.

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and Sassanid eras have been proposed, but most archeologists and historians believe that it has been built during late

Sassanid Empire The Sasanian Empire (), officially Eranshahr ( , "Empire of the Iranians"), was an Iranian empire that was founded and ruled by the House of Sasan from 224 to 651. Enduring for over four centuries, the length of the Sasanian dynasty's reign ...

for a variety of reasons.

Access and attributes

The monument is located on the old road from Kermanshah to Qasr-e Shirin with the new road overlooking it. It is about a five hundred meters walk away from the main road.

References

External links

{{Commons category, Taq-e Gara * http://www.gardeshyaran.com/?cu=134&se=1&ki=680&id=249&inf=en * http://thinduke.free.fr/cpg/thumbnails.php?album=85 Sasanian architecture Archaeological sites in Iran Buildings and structures in Kermanshah province Buildings and structures on the Iran National Heritage List

Design and construction

Access and attributes

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